Oklahoma Advanced Programming
- Level High School
- Contact Hours 165
- Timeframe Year
The Oklahoma Advanced Programming course introduces students to computer science concepts such as internet technology, data science, artificial intelligence, and programming in Python. With a unique focus on creative problem-solving and real-world applications, students are challenged to explore how computing and technology can impact the world.
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Programming with Python
Students learn the basics of Python, including variables, user input, control structures, functions with parameters and return values, and basic graphics, and how to send messages to objects. |
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Python Control Structures
Students learn how to use booleans and logical operators with control structures to make more advanced programs in Python. |
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Functions and Parameters
Students learn how to write reusable code with functions and parameters. |
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Strings
Students use more sophisticated strategies for manipulating text in their programs - slicing, concatenating, and formatting. |
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Basic Data Structures
Students will learn the basics of lists in Python while exploring tuples and lists. Students will explore how to create each of these and the various methods to access or alter them. |
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Digital Information
Students learn about the various ways to represent information digitally including number systems, encoding data, programmatically creating pixel images, comparing data encodings, compressing and encrypting data. |
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The Internet
Students explore the structure and design of the internet, and how this design affects the reliability of network communication, the security of data, and personal privacy. |
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Computing Systems
Students will compare and contrast common operating systems (Windows, Linux, OS) and explain the importance of application security. They will investigate security options and implement user accounts to enforce authentication and authorization. Students will also demonstrate how to work with basic and advanced command prompts. |
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Introduction to Data Science
Students will learn and apply the process of the data science life cycle. This includes asking statistical questions, collecting or obtaining reliable raw data, analyzing the data using measures of central tendency and spread and interpreting and summarizing the results. |
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Data Science for Business
Students will gather business data that can be used to make decisions about how to better the company or product. They will present their findings in a business report that suggests several action items that they predict will help the business's performance and growth. |
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AI in Gaming
Students learn how AI has been used in gaming and other applications, and create an unbeatable computer Tic Tac Toe player! |
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Software Development
In this module, students will learn and use the software development life cycle to create a simple app that will solve an everyday problem. |
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